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On the 28 February 2020, The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced a consultation into four “accelerated areas” of the Criminal Legal Aid Review, which were fast tracked in response to concerns raised by the profession. The MoJ would like to hold a second...

For a number of years we, together with other representative groups and the Law Society have been warning the government that the profession was at a critical juncture and facing a crisis in sustainability. Our members will remember this was an issue as far back as...

There has been no new money invested into the solicitor’s side of the profession for some 25 plus years . Indeed in that time , not only has there been no new money , but there has been cut after cut after cut , to such an extent that the number of providers in...

CLSA Response to Assuring Advocacy Standards Consultations

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As part of the Criminal Legal Aid Review, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is holding a series of focus groups over the summer targeting criminal defence lawyers across England and Wales. The MoJ wants to hear your perspectives and experiences, understand your views on...

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We previously announced that CLSA members with valid ID cards would be able to take part in a Professional Court User Access Scheme. Our previous release can be found here: https://www.clsa.co.uk/index.php?q=749 By way of summary the scheme ran initially for 12 weeks...

Save the Date We can announce that The CLSA annual Conference and AGM will be at the Apex Hotel in Bath on Saturday 9 November.  The Conference is our opportunity to meet and share our experiences during the year as well as hear from hugely informative...

Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018. Click here to read

The Legal Aid Agency have launched a consultation concerning the terms of a new standard crime contact for 2017.